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Kick Says It Will Cooperate With France After Streamer’s On-Air Death

French prosecutors are examining whether the site knowingly hosted violent assaults during a marathon broadcast that ended in a death.

Jean Pormanove, dit JP, de son vrai nom Raphaël Graven, ex-militaire de 46 ans, était devenu le souffre-douleur de la petite bande qui a installé son QG à Contes, près de Nice. Les live étaient très suivis et soutenus par des « dons ».
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Dans un communiqué transmis mercredi 27 août 2025, la plateforme australienne Kick affirme qu’elle coopérera avec les autorités françaises pour enquêter sur la mort de Jean Pormanove.

Overview

  • Kick issued a statement on Wednesday pledging full cooperation with French authorities and said it is reviewing the case with its legal advisers.
  • France’s junior digital minister, Clara Chappaz, announced plans to sue the platform for alleged breaches following the August 18 death of Raphaël Graven, known as Jean Pormanove.
  • Prosecutors say their inquiry includes whether Kick knowingly carried videos that constituted intentional assaults against the victim.
  • The death followed an approximately 12‑day livestream from a site near Nice that showed repeated humiliations and violence and was associated with a reported €36,411 donation pool and large audiences.
  • Early autopsy findings cited by the Nice prosecutor reportedly complicate claims that the assaults directly caused the death, with toxicology and additional analyses pending.